English Premier League

FT Sunday, December 28, 2025
Tottenham Hotspur DWWLL 1
–
Crystal Palace WLDLL 0
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Selhurst Park · 25,186 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Archie Gray nets only goal as Tottenham beat Crystal Palace

Archie Gray's first goal for Tottenham ensured they ended a rollercoaster 2025 with a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace to ease the pressure on Thomas Frank.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
3
38.1
Possession
61.9
8
SHOTS
15
4
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
236
Accurate Passes
431
340
Passes
544
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
12
Crosses
27
0.3
Cross %
0.1
69
Long Balls
60
28
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
5
10
Effective Tackles
11
20
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
7
50
Effective Clearances
23
50
Clearances
23

Highlights

01:15 Marcotti: Thomas Frank hasn't made a mark at Spurs Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

TOT leads series 3-2

Lineups

CRY · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 5Maxence LacroixCD
  3. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  4. 8Jefferson LermaCD-R
  5. 19Will HughesCM-L
  6. 20Adam WhartonCM-R
  7. 3Tyrick MitchellLM
  8. 17Nathaniel ClyneRM
  9. 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF
  10. 10Yéremy PinoCF-L
  11. 55Justin DevennyCF-R

TOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Guglielmo VicarioG
  2. 37Micky van de VenCD-L
  3. 4Kevin DansoCD-R
  4. 24Djed SpenceLB
  5. 23Pedro PorroRB
  6. 15Lucas BergvallAM
  7. 14Archie GrayLM
  8. 30Rodrigo BentancurRM
  9. 9RicharlisonF
  10. 39Randal Kolo MuaniAM-L
  11. 20Mohammed KudusAM-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Kevin Danso (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 22' Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 42' Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Richarlison following a corner.
  4. 45'+3' Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 46' Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 58' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eddie Nketiah replaces Nathaniel Clyne.
  7. 63' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. João Palhinha replaces Lucas Bergvall because of an injury.
  8. 63' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Wilson Odobert replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
  9. 77' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christantus Uche replaces Yéremy Pino.
  10. 85' Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 85' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Romain Esse replaces Justin Devenny.
  12. 85' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Radu Dragusin replaces Archie Gray.
  13. 85' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson replaces Mohammed Kudus.

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